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Removal of a Leadless Pacemaker Capsule

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 33275

This procedure removes a small, self-contained pacemaker capsule that was implanted directly inside the heart, without any connecting wires. A catheter is guided into the heart to grasp and retrieve the capsule, without open-heart surgery. This differs from removing a wire (lead) connected to a traditional pacemaker or defibrillator.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Leadless Pacemaker Capsule cost?

$4,065

Typical total for the visit. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,065 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$537 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$2,512 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $550 to $6,166Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,660
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,890.45
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in New Mexico than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Massachusetts· 37th of 50

$4,065

$676 physician + $3,388 facility

NM $12,490WV $1,114

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.